An innovative wireless monitoring system for measuring greenhouse climatic parameters was developed to overcome the problems related to wires cabling such as presence of a dense net of wires hampering the cultivation practices, wires subjected to high temperature and relative humidity, rodents that can damage wires. The system exploits battery-powered environmental sensors, such as air temperature and relative humidity sensors, wind speed and direction, and solar radiation sensors, integrated in the contest of an 802.15.4-based wireless sensors network. Besides, a fruit diameter measurement sensor was integrated into the system. This approach guarantees flexibilityease of deployment and low power consumption. Data collected from the greenhouse are then sent to a remote server via a general packet radio service link. The proposed solution has been implemented in a real environment. The test of the communication system showed that 0.3% of the sent data packed were lost; the climatic parameters measured with the wireless system were compared with data collected by the wired system showing a mean value of the absolute difference equal to 0.6°C for the value of the greenhouse air temperature. The wireless climate monitoring system showed a good reliability, while the sensor node batteries showed a lifetime of 530 days.

A wireless telecommunications network for real-time monitoring of greenhouse microclimate / Vox, Giuliano; Losito, P; Valente, F; Consoletti, R; SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, Giacomo; Schettini, Evelia; Marzocca, C; Corsi, F.. - In: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. - ISSN 2239-6268. - STAMPA. - 45:2(2014), pp. 70-79. [10.4081/jae.2014.237]

A wireless telecommunications network for real-time monitoring of greenhouse microclimate

SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, Giacomo;Marzocca C;
2014-01-01

Abstract

An innovative wireless monitoring system for measuring greenhouse climatic parameters was developed to overcome the problems related to wires cabling such as presence of a dense net of wires hampering the cultivation practices, wires subjected to high temperature and relative humidity, rodents that can damage wires. The system exploits battery-powered environmental sensors, such as air temperature and relative humidity sensors, wind speed and direction, and solar radiation sensors, integrated in the contest of an 802.15.4-based wireless sensors network. Besides, a fruit diameter measurement sensor was integrated into the system. This approach guarantees flexibilityease of deployment and low power consumption. Data collected from the greenhouse are then sent to a remote server via a general packet radio service link. The proposed solution has been implemented in a real environment. The test of the communication system showed that 0.3% of the sent data packed were lost; the climatic parameters measured with the wireless system were compared with data collected by the wired system showing a mean value of the absolute difference equal to 0.6°C for the value of the greenhouse air temperature. The wireless climate monitoring system showed a good reliability, while the sensor node batteries showed a lifetime of 530 days.
2014
A wireless telecommunications network for real-time monitoring of greenhouse microclimate / Vox, Giuliano; Losito, P; Valente, F; Consoletti, R; SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, Giacomo; Schettini, Evelia; Marzocca, C; Corsi, F.. - In: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING. - ISSN 2239-6268. - STAMPA. - 45:2(2014), pp. 70-79. [10.4081/jae.2014.237]
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